Digging Up Tyrannosaurus Rex
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (713 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0517883368 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 36 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"With both excitement and deliberate care, a paleontologist and a science journalist describe the discovery and excavation of the first complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found. . The book has a bright and clear design with double-page spreads and lots of color photographs, diagrams, and boxed insets to encourage browsers. Of course, dinophiles will pore over every detail."--Booklist
learn about the science of paleontology Artist Mom Jack Horner is one of the most important (or maybe THE most important) living paleontologists. This book documents in clear language his excavation of one of the most complete T. rex skeletons ever found. Children (and adults) will learn the process of excavation along with some of the key concepts in paleontology. Jack Horner never talks down to his audience, and his excitement and passion for what he does is contagious.This book energized my then seven year-old son and brought him to a deeper, more scientific understanding of dinosaurs and paleontology.. A Customer said Best book for children we've found about dinosaurs. Reading this book, you feel like a real paleontologist at a dig. This is my idea of what non-fiction for children could be at its best, nothing cute or overly simplified, but a story giving information in a scientific perspective that was so compelling that now my five year old daughter wants to be a paleontoligist when she grows up, and John Horner is her hero.. John Horner is awesome. I have read several of John Horners books on paleontology. I, myself, am planning to go into the field of paleontology. Horner's books are informative, interesting, knowledgeable, and smooth reading. Although I disagree with the recommended level of reading this web site has given this book, ages 9-12, please! John Horner didn't write these books to put children to sleep at night, I'm assuming. Overall this book rocks and John Horner can keep 'em comin'!
Photographed in full color.